Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 004

Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson

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Tweed Codex 004

Number of Text units: 20

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

ca. 1940s (check the viewerfol. 59v mentions the yoke of the Italians)^{notBefore: 1930
notAfter: 1950}

Summary

Prayer of Mary at Golgotha, ጸሎተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘሰኔ፡ ጎልጎታ፡; Bandlet of Righteousness, ልፋፈ፡ ጽድቅ፡; Prayer in Amharic

ms_i1 (Fols 1r–36v

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), Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā
ms_i2 (Fols 36v–58r

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), Lǝfāfa ṣǝdq
1. ms_i2.1 (Fols 36v–39r
  
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  ), Beginning of the Bandlet of Righteousness
2. ms_i2.2 (Fols 39r–43r
  
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  ), How Mary Received the Bandlet of Righteousness
3. ms_i2.3 (Fols 43r–44r
  
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  ), Prayer for the agony of death, ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ፃዕረ፡ ሞት።
4. ms_i2.4 (Fols 44r–47v
  
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  ), Prayer for Cleansing from Sin, ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መንጽሔ፡ ኃጢአት።
5. ms_i2.5 (Fols 47v–48v
  
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  ), Prayer for Burial, ጸሎት፡ ግብዓተ፡ መሬት።
6. ms_i2.6 (Fols 48v–49v
  
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  ), Asmat Prayer of the Trinity for Protection of the Soul
7. ms_i2.7 (Fols 49v–50v
  
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  ), Benefits of Reading the Bandlet of Righteouness
8. ms_i2.8 (Fols 50v–53v
  
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  ), Prayers for the journey to heaven, ጸሎት፡ ዘመንገደ፡ ሰማይ፡
  1. ms_i2.8.1 (Fols 50v–51r
    
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    ), First prayer
  2. ms_i2.8.2 (Fols 51r–51v
    
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  3. ms_i2.8.3 (Fols 51v and following
    
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  4. ms_i2.8.4 (Fols 51v–52r
    
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    ), Fourth prayer
  5. ms_i2.8.5 (Fols 52r–52v
    
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  6. ms_i2.8.6 (Fols 52v–53r
    
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  7. ms_i2.8.7 (Fols 53r–53v
    
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    ), Seventh prayer
9. ms_i2.9 (Fols 53v–54v
  
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  ), Story of the Passion of Christ, ዜና፡ ሕማማቲሁ፡ ለእግዚአነ።
10. ms_i2.10 (Fols 54v–58r
  
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ms_i3 (Fols 59v–60r

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), Prayer in Amharic, written according to the formula of the Layman’s prayer, “As you saved Adam from Sheol, Solomon from the mouth of the lions, Israel from Pharoah, Job from his wound, George from the seventy kings, the apostles from the hand of unbelievers, Ethiopians from the yoke of Italians,. . .save me, your servant .”

Language of text:

Fols 1r–36v Ṣalot za-ʾǝgzǝʾǝtǝna Māryām ba-Dabra Golgotā (CAe 2246)

Language of text:

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ‎‎ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ ዘጸሐፋ፡ አብሮኮሮስ፡ ረድአ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ . . . . .ommission by ‎‎ጸሎት፡ ዘጸለየት፡ ባቲ፡ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩ ለሰኔ፡ በደብረ፡ ጎልጎታ፡ . . . . .ommission by ‎

Fols 36v–58r Lǝfāfa ṣǝdq (CAe 1758)

Language of text:

Fols 36v–39r Beginning of the Bandlet of Righteousness

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ (…)ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወሥጋ፡ ልፋፈ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ዘጸሐፋ፡ ኣብ፡ በእደዊሁ፡ ቅዱሳት፡ (…)ommission by

Fols 39r–43r How Mary Received the Bandlet of Righteousness (CAe 1758 FirstChapter)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ (…)ommission by ንግባዕኬ፡ ኀበ፡ ጥንተ፡ ነገር፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ ልፋፈ፡ ጽድቅ፡ (…)ommission by

Fols 43r–44r Prayer for the agony of death, ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ፃዕረ፡ ሞት። (CAe 1758 ThirdChapter)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ፃዕረ፡ ሞት፡ ድቃስ፡ በትሮን ‎‎ምጕያዮን፡ ከዋስ፡ ቄርላዎስ፡ (…)ommission by ‎

Fols 44r–47v Prayer for Cleansing from Sin, ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መንጽሔ፡ ኃጢአት።

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ አብ፡ . . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መንጽሔ፡ ኃጢአት፡ ለትንጻሕ፡ ‎‎እምድር፡ በከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አንጻሕኮ፡ ለአቡነ፡ አዳም፡ ከመ፡ ‎clፈጠሮ፡ (…)ommission by ‎

Fols 47v–48v Prayer for Burial, ጸሎት፡ ግብዓተ፡ መሬት።

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ በል፡ ጸሎት፡ ግብዓተ፡ መሬት፡ ኃደግናከ፡ ወአግባዕናከ፡ ‎‎ውስተ፡ መሬት፡ ኀበ፡ ዘቀዳሜ፡ ፍጥረትከ፡ ተዘከር፡ ኃጢአተነ፡ (…)ommission by ‎

Fols 48v–49v Asmat Prayer of the Trinity for Protection of the Soul (CAe 1758 FifthChapter)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ በል፡ ፩ ስ፡ መሰብኤል፡ ፩ስሙ፡ ብርሃናኤል፡ ፩ስ፤ ድምናኤል፡ ‎‎(…)ommission by እሉ፡ አስማት፡ ዓቃቢያኒሃ፡ ለነፍስ፡‎

Fols 49v–50v Benefits of Reading the Bandlet of Righteouness (CAe 1758 SixthChapter)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስ፡ በል፡ እነግረክሙ፡ አኃውየ፡ እለ፡ ትትአመኑ፡ በዝንቱ፡ ልፋፈ፡ ‎‎ጽድቅ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ (…)ommission by ‎

Fols 50v–53v Prayers for the journey to heaven, ጸሎት፡ ዘመንገደ፡ ሰማይ፡ (CAe 1873)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ አብ፡ በል፡ ዘመንገደ፡ ሰማይ፡ ከመ፡ ኢያዕቅፍዋ፡ መላእክተ፡ ‎‎ጽልመት፡ ለነፍስየ፡ በኤልደን፡ ስመ፡ መንበርከ(…)ommission by ‎

Fols 50v–51r First prayer (CAe 1873 First)

Fols 51r–51v Second prayer (CAe 1873 Second)

Fols 51v and following Third prayer (CAe 1873 Third)

Fols 51v–52r Fourth prayer (CAe 1873 Fourth)

Fols 52r–52v Fifth prayer (CAe 1873 Fifth)

Fols 52v–53r Sixth prayer (CAe 1873 Sixth)

Fols 53r–53v Seventh prayer (CAe 1873 Seventh)

Fols 53v–54v Story of the Passion of Christ, ዜና፡ ሕማማቲሁ፡ ለእግዚአነ።

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):‎በሰመ፡ አብ፡ ብ፡ ዜና፡ ሕማማቲሁ፡ ለእግዚአነ፡ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ፡ ‎‎ዘከሠተ፡ ሎን፡ ለሰላስ፡ አንስት፡ እለ፡ ይሰመያ፡ (…)ommission by ‎

Fols 54v–58r Asmat Prayers of Our Lord given to the Apostles

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ‎በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ወተስእልዎ፡ አርዳኢሁ፡ ለእግዚአነ፡ ‎‎ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ይቤልዎ፡ ክስት፡ ለነ፡ . . . . .ommission by ‎

Fols 59v–60r Prayer in Amharic, written according to the formula of the Layman’s prayer, አዳምን፡ ከሲኦል፡ ኖኅን፡ ከማየ፡ አይኅ። “As you saved Adam from Sheol, Solomon from the mouth of the lions, Israel from Pharoah, Job from his wound, George from the seventy kings, the apostles from the hand of unbelievers, Ethiopians from the yoke of Italians,. . .save me, your servant .”

Incipit (Amharic ):‎በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወል፡ . . . . .ommission by አዳምን፡ ከሲኦል፡ ሰሎሞንን፡ ከአፈ፡ አናብስት፡ ‎‎እስራኤልን፡ ከፈርኦን፡ ኢዮብን፡ ከቁስል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስን፡ ከሰባ፡ ‎‎ነገሥታት፡ ሐዋርያትን፡ ከእደ፡ አላውያን፡ ኢትዮጵያን፡ ከኢጣልያን፡ ‎‎ቀ[ን]በር፡ ያወጣህ. . . . .ommission by ‎

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

f. 43r and passim

scribe is mentioned, Wäldä Giyorgis
Fol. 60r (Type: OwnershipNote )

mentions the owner, Wäläta Maryam
Fol. 60v

Medicinal instruction for ear problems (?), ስለቁንቁን፡ መድኃኒት፡, written in later hand, upside down, in blue ink

Extras

Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiv(erso), 59r, 61r, 61v

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Identified in the insurance hand list as Religio-Magical 4.
Fols. 2r, 6r, 46v, 48r

words of text are written interlinearly
Fols. 31v, 32r

text has been removed

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .

Frame notes

frame: Decorative designs: fols. 57v, 58r (multiple full stops)

Miniatures notes

miniature: Fol. 58r
Symbols of the Crucifixion: The sun, the moon, the cross, and a spear, in red and black ink with caption Legend: ( ) “The sun became dark,” “The stars fell.”
miniature: Fol. 58v
Cross with the arms filled with the text from the asmat prayer on fol. 57v

Physical Description

Form of support

Codex

Watermark

Extent

113 85 37

Outer dimensions
Height	113mm
Width	85mm
Depth	37mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: protection sheet and quires 1–3 and 6 balanced; quire 5 adjusted balanced; quire 4 unbalanced. Five folio stubs are visible after fol. 41. Folio stubs are visible between folss. 44, 45, and 49, 50.

Position	Number	Leaves	Quires	Description
1	a	2	Fols i–ii	Protection Quire
2	1	10	Fols 1–10	Quire 1
3	2	10	Fols 11–20	Quire 2
4	3	10	Fols 21–30	Quire 3
5	4	11	Fols 31–41	Five folio stubs are visible after fol. 41. Quire 4: 1, stub after 11 2, stub after 11 3, stub after 11 4, stub after 11 5, stub after 11
6	5	10	Fols 42–51	Folio stubs are visible between folss. 44, 45, and 49, 50. Quire 5: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
7	6	10	Fols 52–61	Quire 6

Collation diagrams

Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a

Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1

Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2

Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3

Quire 4: 1, stub after 11 2, stub after 11 3, stub after 11 4, stub after 11 5, stub after 11
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Notes: 1) Five folio stubs are visible after fol. 41.

Quire 5: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1) Folio stubs are visible between folss. 44, 45, and 49, 50.

Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(6+5/s.l. 1, stub after 11; s.l. 2, stub after 11; s.l. 3, stub after 11; s.l. 4, stub after 11; s.l. 5, stub after 11/Fols 31–41) – V(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/Fols 42–51) – VI(10/Fols 52–61) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Quire ; Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–41 Quire 4: 1, stub after 11 2, stub after 11 3, stub after 11 4, stub after 11 5, stub after 11 ; Fols 42–51 Quire 5: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 ; Fols 52–61 Quire 6 ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (), 6 (10), 7 (10),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (), 6 (10), 7 (10),

Binding

Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.

Binding material

parchment

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top	7mm
bottom	25mm
right	10mm
left	6mm

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Layout note 1

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 12-14

Palaeography

Hand 1

Script: Ethiopic

Rubrication: ማርያም፡

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Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik

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Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft

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Hamburg

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20.8.2024 at 14:58:15

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8.10.2020

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https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP01953/main

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP01953

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EMIP01953.xml

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EMIP01953

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Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 004

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Tweed Codex 004

Number of Text units: 20

Number of Codicological units: 1

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